Deputy CFO / COO – Single Family Office, London

Overview

In this role, you will support the Head of the Family Office across operations, finance, and strategy within a London-based, entrepreneurial environment. You will lead a small, multidisciplinary team and coordinate with external advisers to drive governance, budgeting, and financial controls. The position offers broad exposure to structuring across entities and jurisdictions, with a hands-on, non-corporate culture. This is a leadership-driven role with a trajectory toward senior operational and strategic responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the London family office
• Act as deputy to the Head of the Family Office on operational, financial, and strategic initiatives
• Lead and manage finance, administration, household, and business affairs teams
• Support governance, reporting, cashflow oversight, budgeting, and financial controls
• Coordinate with external advisers (legal, tax, banking, investment, fiduciary)
• Assist with structuring matters across entities, investments, and jurisdictions
• Drive operational efficiencies and organisational development in a dynamic environment
• Support special projects, transactions, and principals’ broader business interests
• Maintain oversight across activities balancing strategic priorities with day-to-day execution

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Approximately 7+ years post-qualification experience
• Experience in family office, private office, investment office, or closely held entrepreneurial environment preferred
• Strong leadership and people management experience
• Commercial, pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset
• Hands-on with changing priorities in a non-corporate setting
• Broad understanding of family office operations including finance, governance, structuring, tax coordination, and administration
• High discretion, professionalism, and emotional intelligence
• Strong organisational and communication skills and ability to build trusted relationships

• leadership
• discretion
• emotional intelligence
• finance and budgeting
• governance and compliance
• structuring across entities and jurisdictions

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